Additionally,
there are many pages devoted to a primary and secondary Mervyn Peake bibliography. This
lists all known editions and impressions of books by Peake and illustrated by
Peake, plus his contributions to books and periodicals. Then it goes on to list
books (and parts of books) and articles about Peake, dissertations and theses
on Peake, and even a first-line and title index to Peake’s poetry.
The new books, new editions, and the events around the 100th anniversary of Peake’s birth are listed here.

What’s in PeakeSTUDIES?

PeakeSTUDIESconstitutes a unique independent forum for criticism
and debate for all those interested in Mervyn Peake’s life and work as a
writer of novels and short stories, poet, playwright, painter and illustrator.

It
contains informed articles, critical reviews, reliable news, and controversial
views on all aspects of Peake’s work, including his impact on other writers
and artists. It regularly reproduces previously unpublished or little-known works
by Peake – drawings, paintings (often in colour), poems, plays and letters – and just occasionally
works by other artists who have been inspired by him.

PeakeSTUDIES has been coming out twice a year, in spring and
autumn, since November 1988. After five years, there was a special anniversary
issue (Volume 3, No. 3, November 1993) assessing some of the impact of Mervyn
Peake’s oeuvre on his readers. A quality, typeset publication, it now regularly contains pages in colour and averages
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Where to find it

With effect from October 2013, PeakeSTUDIES is no longer a subscriber periodical; instead it is available free
on the web: view the full issue as complete openings (= two-page spreads)
on this site,
or as paged articles, here.

Libraries and other institutions wanting to make PeakeSTUDIES available on local sites should contact
DeGruyter.

Until now, the cost of this site was covered by
subscriptions to PeakeSTUDIES. The
journal is now free, but the expenses remain. Your support through a donation, however small, is greatly appreciated.

What
the press thinks of PeakeSTUDIES

The few reviews of PeakeSTUDIES
that have appeared have been full of praise.
In
volume 3, number 4, of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Brian
Attebery wrote on PS volume 1, issues two and three:

‘This journal
is both a sourcebook of materials and a guide to further reading. The production
values and editorial standards are remarkably high for a publication that must
necessarily have a limited audience’ (pp.151–2).

Volume
2, No. 3, for November 1991, was noticed in the SFRA Review; Neil Barron
observed that ‘it maintains high standards in both contents and desktop
publishing.’

When
Science Fiction Studies noticed PeakeSTUDIES, it called it ‘a very handsome
journal.’ And the summer 1997 issue of Extrapolation (Vol.38, No.2)
gave it favourable notice too.

On 12 April 2011, Wormwood’s blog called PeakeSTUDIES ‘one of the most consistently interesting and resourceful journals devoted to a single author in the fantasy field.’ This praise was repeated verbatim by the British Fantasy Society on June 5th.
Two years later, when the 50th issue came out, Wormwoodiana referred to PS as ‘the most informative – and often under-recognised – periodical.’

A recent correspondent
commented that ‘the editing style is refreshing, full of common sense and
in no way ponderous (unlike so many journals).’

Back
copies of all issues published to date are available, listed here.
As two issues have
appeared each year since November 1988, and each volume contains four issues,
the most recent (the 52nd) is Vol. 13, No. 4, for April 2014. As usual, it
was published on schedule.
Details
of prices and quantity discounts will be found at the head of the list of contents
of back issues.
Additionally, the contents of the old Mervyn Peake Peake Review (1975–1982) are listed on this site, along with details of how to buy scans of them.

Contributing to PeakeSTUDIES

Send
your ideas for articles, reviews, news, and views to me right now! 6000 words
is the recommended maximum for articles. Brief contributions are always welcome.
Articles should preferably follow Chicago Style but the MLA is also acceptable.
The main thing is to be consistent.
With the move to digital publishing, submissions need to be accompanied by
an agreement permitting the
article to be posted on the web. Please sign and send it with your article.
Writing
a dissertation on Peake? Send in details now! (Completed dissertations are listed in the bibliography on this site.)
Seen a mention of Peake in the press or a book? Share your discovery at once!
Please submit your contribution by e-mail
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